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A student views a global threat map on a computer as part of study within the digital forensics lab at UAlbany.
Digital Forensics Garners Prestigious Cybersecurity Designation
The University at Albany’s undergraduate program in Digital Forensics has been recognized by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for excellence in cyber defense research.
A man sitting in a chair wearing VR goggles faces a TV screen while two man stand in the background.
Expert in Human-AI Interaction to Lead UAlbany's AI Plus Institute
Balakrishnan "Prabha" Prabhakaran will join the Institute in January after more than two decades on the computer science faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also served as associate vice president for research centers and institutes and director of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory.
CEHC's Extreme Events, Social Equity and Technology research team stand in front of a purple and gold branded wall inside their lab space.
CEHC Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults
The project will expose participants from the general public to disaster environments using Meta Quest VR headsets, which offer immersive experiences in 3D spaces.
UAlbany researchers Ben Taubner and Nate Cady work on a semiconductor device in Dr. Cady's lab at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering at the University at Albany.
Engagement Ring: Cady Highlights Semiconductor R&D, Education
CNSE Associate Dean for Research Nathaniel Cady discusses how institutions such as UAlbany are responding to the global need for increased semiconductor research, development, education and manufacturing on the Engagement Ring podcast.
UAlbany Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Professor and Chair Yanna Liang stands in her lab in a white lab coat with many containers in the foreground.
UAlbany-led Team Receives $1.6M from EPA to Study PFAS in Soil
A research team led by the University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to more fully understand how so-called forever chemicals infiltrate soils and how to prevent that potentially harmful contamination from entering the food supply.
Experiential Learning Librarian Amy Holcomb leading a 2D Printing Boot Camp in the BOOMbox (photo by Skokie Public Library used by permission).
CTG UAlbany Launches AI in Government Lab
The University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government has launched the AI in Government Lab to highlight a substantial body of work dedicated to the study and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector.
Student Kevin Reyes works in a lab at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering.
UAlbany Launches New Programs in Semiconductor Engineering
The College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has launched three new graduate certificate programs in semiconductor engineering. The programs are designed to meet the demand for a skilled workforce in the U.S. and global semiconductor industry, a market which is expected to reach $1 trillion annually by the end of the decade.
Two people sit a screens in a darkened computer lab, with one of them wearing VR goggles, as to people speak in the background.
UAlbany researchers survey AI landscape for Bezos Earth Fund
A team from the UAlbany joined colleagues at Columbia University and GIS firm Esri at BEF’s request to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of the current uses and future challenges and opportunities of employing AI to counteract the harm being done to Earth’s natural systems.